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Area Newsletter

The latest area newsletter has been published and is now available. If you have not yet received a copy please contact our Membership Secretary vis our Contact The Group page.

(Date Posted: 2nd February 2012)

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HF Holidays

In August 2011 HF Holidays was pleased to announce that Ramblers are their walking charity of the year.

HF Holidays offers a range of active, sociable holidays and has lots of ideas and experiences in our brochures and on our website. We would love to keep in touch with you, so why not register for a brochure and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, to receive updates and special offers?

HF Holidays will make a donation to Ramblers for every booking made by their members.

As part of our ongoing support to Ramblers, Ramblers members can receive selected discounts on HF Holidays' breaks.

(Date Posted: 1st January 2012)

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ICE - In Case of Emergency

We all carry our mobile phones with names and numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.

It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call.

He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose.

In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as 'ICE'. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name, simply enter ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc.

(Click here for wikipedia article on the topic)

(Date Posted: 4th December 2011)

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Discount For Publications from CICERONE

Cicerone are publishers of over 290 award-winning guidebooks for walking, trekking, climbing and mountaineering, cycle touring and hill and mountain skills. They provide inspiration, and excellent information for you to enjoy your next adventure!

Cicerone are offering 20% discount, and free (UK) postage on every order to members of the Ramblers Preston group. To obtain the relevant voucher code please contact our Membership Secretary via our Contact Us WEB Page quoting your e-mail address and membership number.

(Date Posted: 9th August 2011)

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Get Walking Keep Walking

A new entry has been added to our Ramblers Affiliated Groups page for the Ramblers Get Walking Keep Walking project which is aimed at helping people, especially in towns and cities, improve their health and well-being by walking regularly and locally. Its WEB site will help you find out more about the project.

(Date Posted: 6th February 2011)

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Tesco Rewards Vouchers

Tesco Rewards Vouchers can be used to pay for your Ramblers single or joint annual membership as promoted on this Tesco page.

The process is to follow the steps on either the "Ramblers - Single Annual Membership" or "Ramblers - Joint Annual Membership" pages applying for sufficient Ramblers reward tokens.

As a point of clarification, information on the Tesco site states that rewards tokens cannot be used towards renewing existing memberships. I have obtained clarification from the Ramblers and been advised that the ramblers have agreed with Tesco that tokens can be used for renewing existing memberships. However. it may be wise for you to call the Ramblers on the published phone number 020 7339 8500 for confirmation if you are interested in availing yourself of this offer.

One £10.50 Tesco Club Card voucher is required for a Single Annual Membership.

One £14.00 Tesco Club Card voucher is required for a Joint Annual Membership.

(Date Posted: 11th January 2010 and updated 3rd May 2011)

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Walker Friendly - The Boatyard Canalside Pub

The Boatyard canalside pub Riley Green has offered its premises and facilities as a base for us to use as part of our walks. The Boatyard is just one minute from the M65, junction 3 with a large parking area, toilets, and coffee shop open from 7.30am for those warm coffees to start the day. There is also a restaurant area which can seat 80 people serving sandwiches through to hot meals (including carvery if arranged prior to the event). Walks could start and end there or be a refreshment point during a walk. If anyone wishes to organise a published Preston Group walk and take advantage of the Boatyard's hospitality, please contact us via the Contact Us page.

(Date Posted: 18th July 2010)

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Walker Friendly - Brow Top Farm

Lorraine is now offering to provide teas, coffees, cakes, etc to groups of walkers at her lovely 17th century farmhouse, which is located in a picturesque setting, close by the river Brock.

Brow Top Farm
May Lane
Claughton-on-Brock
PR3 0PE
Tel:01995 640 777

She invites you for tea or coffee and a large piece of cake for £2 per person. All her cakes are made with their very own tasty, freshly laid, free range eggs.

Toilet and hand washing facilities available.

Click here for more information and here for map location.

Group bookings only

(Date Posted: 24th May 2011)

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Call For Footpath Walkers

The Footpath Secretaries are now seeking volunteers who would be willing to walk nominated footpaths at least once a year and report any obstructions, e.g. missing or defective stiles and bridges, barbed wire, locked gates, etc.

The sketch alongside gives an outline of the parishes and districts in the Preston Group´s territory.

Footpaths can be allocated by parish or part of a parish, to fit in with your home location or favourite walking area. Alternatively they can be allocated as circular walks, e.g. one of the 10 Walks Round Preston, or as sections of the Round Preston Walk. You can, of course, walk the whole route if you choose.

Each volunteer would be supplied with the necessary map(s), report forms and guidance notes. Out of pocket expenses, including mileage at 28p per mile, will be refunded.

If you are interested in helping with keeping the footpath network in our territory open and easy contact the Footpath Secretary using the contact page.

To download a PDF version of this please click here.

(Date Posted: 22nd November 2009)

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Recommended Browsers

The current Ramblers Preston Group web site has been tested with and is compatible with the following browsers running on Windows 7 64bit.

• Internet Explorer v8 or later
• Mozilla Firefox v3.6 or later
• Google Chrome v8.0.#
• Opera v11.#
• Safari v5.0.#

It is recommended that you upgrade to one of these browsers.

If you have any comments regarding this topic or experience problems with any of the browsers listed please contact the web master using our contact page advising of the browser being used, its version and the operating system you are using, e.g. Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7.

(Date Updated: 19th January 2011)

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Cotswold Outdoor

Cotswold Outdoor is the Ramblers Recommended Retailer and their branch on Fishergate in Preston (opposite Waterstones) offers members of the local Ramblers Mid-Lancs area an exclusive local discount of 15%.

Please note this discount is only available at the Preston branch; the standard national discount being 10%.

New members joining the RA will also receive an introductory 20% voucher valid for three months. Simply present your RA membership card and voucher to claim your discount.

Discounts are not available on sale and special offer items.

The store offers a full expert boot fitting service by a fully trained fitting technician (appointment recommended). If you already have walking boots but having problems with them, take them in and they will assess whether it is something that can be addressed though insoles or volume reducers.

For more details contact the store or visit the Cotswold Outdoor Preston store located at...

Cotswold Outdoor
Crystal House
135 Fishergate
Preston
PR1 2AH
01772 270 910

Discounts shown are wholly at the discretion of the retailer and are not an entitlement to Ramblers members.

(Date Updated: 10th August 2011)

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Trespass

The Preston Branch of Trespass is offering 10% discount on any of their stock to Ramblers members on production of the membership card.

The Preston Trespass store is located at...

Trespass
3/4 Cheapside
Preston
PR1 2AP
01772 824 468

Discounts shown are wholly at the discretion of the retailer and are not an entitlement to Ramblers members and are not available on sale or special offer items.

(Date Updated: 10th August 2011)